The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-27
CITY NOTES.

6A1cn Gays As we mao yesterday Is WHAT
maks people love Florida. 1t was a
lovely day.
Be ON hand at o'clock at the Court
House this afternoon, and help organize
the Board of Trade.
The Southern Express Company has
opened Offices at Daytona and Ormond,
and now sends express packages daily to
thnes points via the st. Johns and Hall
fnx Railroad.
Mr.. Rogero, agent of the Southern
Express Company in Palatka, informs
. that business in his line is holding up
reEnarkably well, and that large numbers
q packages are sent away and received
every day.
The Wallack Tripalogue Troupe will
hold forth at the Opera House tonight,
and . large audience will doubtless be
present. The troupe gives a very pleas
ing entertainment. Tickets will be on
sale to-day, and reserved seats will be
only 50 cents.
Major j. ID. HOLSTER has been appoint
I'd General Manager of the Blue Springs,
Orange City and Atlantic Railway. and
will leave to-day to assume the duties of
his new position. Major HOLSTER is a
thorough-going and well posted railroad
man, and under his management the
road will no doubt prosper as it never
did before.
There is about as much money wager
ed on the result of the Senatorial issue
as . frst-class horse race would call out.
About every other man you meet Is
anxious from this personal standpoint to
learn the latest news from Tallahassee.
The anxious ones can get all that is tran
spiring by watching THE PALATKA
News specials.
THE PALATxA NEWS Office porter as a
decorator is a success. His name is
Moses, but whether he was found in the
bullrushes or not, is a mystery. Yester-
day he covered the fire-places in the
Office with screens decorated with pieces
OF colored paper in such a manner as
would run Japanese crazy from very
envy. And Moses-not of the bull
xushes-is very proud of his work. if nc
one else is.
There seems to be a great deal of feel
ing IN regard to opening the proposed
Palatka and SaubIe public road on the
part Of the citizens living along the line
The great majority of the people, from
what we can learn, are heartily in favor
q opening the road. as they propose to
ahsll it and make it one of the best anG
most popular drives in the country. The
whole question will come up before the
Board Of County Commissioners at the
meeting Of the Board next week, when
tbs whole thing will doubtless be set
tied.
The Sanford journal thus tells of 8
beautiful sight witnessed on the lake op
posits that place: About 4:3O Satur
day afternoon those who happened Il
Be near tho lake, saw a most beautiful
eight. The wind had been blowing from
the southeast, perhaps at velocity no,
exceeding eight miles an hour. A sud
den change came from exactly the oppo
sits direction, and the current was
strong indeed, having a velocity OF
thirty-six miles per hour. Evidently the
currents II wind came in contact upon
the FACE OF the lake, and the result was
the production of a water-spout which
Travelled nearly the entire length
Of the lake. striking the island in
the eastern portion. The water went I,
hight Of from twenty to thirty feet
the spray at the top, of course, being
larger in circumference than at the
bottom 1t was a pretty sight and passed
away only too soon."